Well, normally I’m against big things. I think the world is going to be saved by millions of small things. Too many things can go wrong when they get big.” — Pete Seeger (on how he felt about attending his big 90th birthday bash last year)

~ Pete Seeger

Pete Seeger Empires Music

Singing with children in the schools has been the most rewarding experience of my life.

~ Pete Seeger

Pete Seeger Children Singing

Any darn fool can make something complex, it takes a genius to make something simple.

~ Pete Seeger

Pete Seeger Complexity Fool Genius Simplicity

The American Indians were Communists. They were. Every anthropologist will tell you they were Communists. No rich, no poor. If somebody needed something the community chipped in.

~ Pete Seeger

Pete Seeger American Indians Communism

Education is when you read the fine print. Experience is what you get if you don't.

~ Pete Seeger

Pete Seeger Experience You Fine